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April 24, 2026 at 06:59 PM
To Keep the Voyager 1 Spacecraft on Its Interstellar Journey, NASA Turned Off One of Its Few Remaining Instruments
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
NASA has strategically powered down an instrument on the nearly 50-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft to conserve energy, ensuring its continued interstellar journey as the farthest human-made object from Earth.
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